Rotisserie Chicken, With Fried Yucca Root (french Fries)

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole chicken
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons herbs (huacatay- peruvian herb)
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ajies chilies (peruvian chile)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 lemons, juice of or 3 limes, juice of
• 1/2 teaspoon achiote (annato, spanish spice)
• 2 lbs yucca root, peeled, and boiled (cook them like potatoes)
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 6 -9 aji chilies, in the blender with
• salt
• 1 garlic clove
• ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 (12 ounce) package queso fresco (farmer or a mild feta cheese may be substituted)
• 1/4 red onion, sauteed (without oil)
• 3/4 cup oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon turmeric (cook the turmeric in 2 tablespoon hot oil, for 3 seconds)
• 1 aji chile (peruvian hot pepper)
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 rotisserie chicken:
• 2 rinse the chicken very well, and cut off all the fat.
• 3 tuck the wings under the back of the chicken.
• 4 make a paste by mixing the garlic, huacatay, pepper, salt, aji, cumin, lemon or lime juice and achiote.
• 5 spread paste on the chicken and rub well from outside to inside.
• 6 let stand in the refrigerator for 2 hours or more, for a good flavor.
• 7 preheat oven to 350.
• 8 put the chicken in the roasting pan with lid.
• 9 cook, covered, for 1 1/2 hours, or until it is golden brown.
• 10 yucca root:
• 11 after you have peeled and boiled the yucca, cut it into a french fry shapes.
• 12 in a deep pot or a deep-fryer heat oil to 350 degrees f.
• 13 fry the yucca in batches, if necessary, until golden brown and crispy.
• 14 sprinkle with salt. to taste.
• 15 aji sauce:
• 16 mix cream of aji, olive oil, green onions, and lime juice in a medium bowl.
• 17 cheese sauce:
• 18 blend queso fresco, red onion, oil, milk, turmeric mixture, chile, salt and pepper, and lemon juice in a blender until it becomes creamy.
• 19 put the whole chicken on a plate with the fried yucca root around, and the 2 sauces on the side for dipping.